Are you a PhD student thinking about life outside of academia? Do you want to explore alternative career ideas?
On Saturday, May 7th, The University of Pennsylvania's Department of Religious Studies presents, "Alternative Careers for PhDs in the Humanities & Social Sciences" from 3:00-5:30PM in the Cohen Hall Terrace room.
This 3 paneled presentation will include two PhDs who have chosen a non-teaching career path in areas of curatorship, foundations, and consulting & writing:
Curatorship: Dr. Catharine Allgor (The Huntington) & Dr. Beth Citron (The Rubin Museum)
Foundations: Dr. Nadina Gardner (The National Endowment for the Humanities) & Dr. John Paul Christy (The American Council of Learned Societies)
Consulting & Writing: Dr. Jason Wilson (The Guardian) & Dr. David Engel (Wells Fargo Advisors)
RSVP: kastoler@upenn.edu Questions: 215-898-7453

RELS355 - TOPICS BIBLICAL STUDIES: Historical Literature in the Bible

The historical books -- Joshua through Kings, Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah--constitute the largest component of the Hebrew Bible, and the questions that these compositions raise are varied and complex. The very definition of these works as "history" has been sometimes questioned. The questions refer to their literary nature, their sources, genres and literary structures; their chronological frameworks and their historical and theological presuppositions; their historical backgrounds and credibility, and more. These questions will be raised and discussed through the comparative study of selected texts from the major historical biblical compositions.